Some stray thoughts; mostly pop and old British television drama, bits of memoir perhaps.

Sunday, 30 January 2011

The random tabloid headline generator

A few years ago I read the headline "TOP SOCCER BOSS' KINKY ROMPS WITH MYSTERY BLONDE" and thought "That carries a lot of narrative in a few words". Since then, I've tried to reduce the tabloid headline lexicon to 132 essential words, suggested below - You could market them as a fridge magnet set!

What have I missed out and which are becoming obsolete? (linking words - IT'S, IN - have been left out. At any time, there are a few dozen names that can automatically generate a headine - CHERYL, WAYNE, JORDAN, etc)